Sunday, December 17, 2017

Candied grapefruit peel dipped in dark chocolate


Citrus is in season here in California. Farmers markets are bejeweled with endless varieties, from blood oranges to Buddha's hand. Apart from my favorite cara cara navel oranges (they have pink flesh that is sweet and juicy like the navel, but less acidic) to aromatic meyer lemons which have always been the staple in my kitchen during winter and an integral part in unlimited number of delicious dishes, juices, desserts, and salads, this year grapefruits have started to show-up on my breakfast plate more often as I've set out to explore this mighty fruit! That is how I've discovered their heavenly match with dark chocolate...




Sunday, December 3, 2017

Lemon and blackcurrant stripe cake

It was equally hard to wait for the new cookbook "Sweet" by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh to arrive, as it was to pick which dessert to make first!